2 weeks Ago By Connor McCrory
The Simpsons has finally revealed why Homer Simpson has managed to keep his job at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant despite decades of incompetence. Sunday's episode Shoddy Heat solved the long-running mystery through a series of flashbacks showing Homer's father, Abraham "Abe" Simpson, striking a deal with plant owner C. Montgomery Burns.
The episode revealed that Abe Simpson, working as a private investigator with partner Billy O'Donnell, had investigated Burns at the behest of Burns' then-girlfriend Agnes Skinner. The Simpsons 'predicted' viral Olympics break dancing moment Simpsons blamed for 'predicting' Donald Trump shooting at Pennsylvania rally Burns agreed to provide Homer lifelong employment at the plant in exchange for ending the investigation. "Last night's @TheSimpsons new episode Shoddy Heart was so fun and so amazingly interesting seeing young Abe Simpson solving a mystery case of dealing with Mr.
Burns of why Homer never got fired," one fan wrote on social media. The revelation came after veteran writer Al Jean teased the episode on social media, promising to send signed scripts to fans who could correctly guess the mystery to be solved. The episode, the fourth of the show's 36th season, also revealed that O'Donnell hadn't died as initially suggested but had been bribed by Burns to abandon the case.
Media critic Nick Venable of Cinemablend questioned the show's recent tendency to explain long-standing plot points. DON'T MISS..
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In a separate development, the show's predictive abilities are again in the spotlight as Cypress Hill performs with the London Symphony Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall tonight, mirroring a 1996 episode's joke. "We are thrilled to be performing with the London Symphony Orchestra in such a prestigious venue as the Royal Albert Hall. It's a dream come true, a collaboration only The Simpsons could have predicted," Cypress Hill said in a statement.
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